Chapter 53: Jealousy and Violence

Shi Youxuan thought to herself that he was really a handful.

But having just taken a huge advantage of someone, it wouldn't be right to turn hostile immediately; despite her reluctance, she sat back down: "What is it? Speak."

"Dingsheng and Tianma are partners now, yet you suddenly made a move to undermine us from behind. That's not right, is it?"

She hadn't expected Sheng Hanyu to suddenly bring this matter up; at the time, she had only done it to prove she wasn't Jian Yixin and to prove her own capabilities.

As a result, it had now become a handle for Sheng Hanyu to hold against her. Shi Youxuan was in the wrong, so she asked: "What do you want?"

Sheng Hanyu spoke eloquently: "This matter served as a reminder to me. Cooperation must be built on the foundation of mutual sincerity from both sides, and at the same time, there must be rules. Without rules, nothing can be accomplished..."

For the next half hour, Shi Youxuan listened to him the entire time, unable to get a word in at all!

She hadn't expected that someone who was usually so taciturn could be so talkative.

Being talkative wasn't the point; the point was that he actually made Shi Youxuan feel that what he said made sense, and that she should agree to the suggestions and plans he proposed.

If everything were to be done according to his words, that ten percent of shares she had just obtained would soon be returned in some other way!

Fortunately, she had noted down every proposal in her notebook.

Shi Youxuan sat upright, bracing herself to focus entirely on picking out flaws and finding key points in Sheng Hanyu's words.

She picked out all those details in the plan that seemed inconspicuous but could play a critical role...

Yingzi's ability made Sheng Hanyu unable to underestimate her; he was now convinced that the Chairman of Tianma was indeed the woman before him, and her ability left Jian Yining in the dust.

She was always able to skillfully avoid all his traps without losing any ground.

The two of them went back and forth, starting with mutual wariness, but later, when they discussed the future development direction of the company, they were surprisingly in agreement!

Gradually, the more they talked, the more they hit it off, with a sense of mutual appreciation.

The two of them chatted for the whole night without realizing it, having almost finished formulating the work plan for the coming year. It wasn't until the horizon turned white with dawn that Shi Youxuan realized with a start that she had actually stayed here with Sheng Hanyu for an entire night!

"I have to go back, it's too late."

Yingzi stood up to leave, but because she had been sitting for too long, her legs were numb and she almost fell.

Sheng Hanyu reached out to steady her: "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

She shook off the man's hand as if electrocuted and shrank into the corner of the wall with a "scoot." Her eyes were moist like a frightened little animal, a completely different person from the shrewd and capable career woman Yingzi was just a moment ago!

Sheng Hanyu was dazed, suddenly feeling that Yingzi was very much like Shi Youxuan.

But he quickly dismissed this absurd thought; Shi Youxuan's intelligence was only at the level of a young child, while Yingzi's IQ was over two hundred.

Yingzi still stared at him with a guarded expression. He stepped back two paces, clearing the way to the door: "Goodbye, how should I contact you next time?"

"Contact me by phone."

She didn't tell Sheng Hanyu that Achou at the Villa was also her.

This man was too smart. If he knew Yingzi was Achou, he would know Yingzi was good at disguises. If he knew Yingzi was good at disguises, and if he were to link her to Shi Youxuan, then she would have no way out at all.

"Alright."

Shi Youxuan walked to the door and, under the pretext of going to the restroom, felt relieved to find that the sketches had been soaked by water and were completely unrecognizable.

Just as she was about to open the main door, she was called back by Sheng Hanyu: "Wait a moment."

She turned her head: "What is it?"

Shi Youxuan felt anxious and uneasy inside, thinking to herself that he wasn't going to ask about Jian Yixin again, was he?

Although they had been talking about company development all night, Sheng Hanyu would always suddenly blurt out a question or two about Jian Yixin.

Tell one lie, and you have to use a hundred lies to cover it up!

This proverb was well-illustrated by Shi Youxuan.

All night long, in order to cope with Sheng Hanyu's sudden questions about Jian Yixin, she had racked her brains and used up all her wit and intelligence.

To avoid giving herself away, she only answered with half-truths, which was agonizing.

Sheng Hanyu said: "Please do not let word of our cooperation get out."

So that was it. Shi Youxuan breathed a sigh of relief and readily agreed: "Okay, no problem."

Just as she was about to go out, urgent footsteps suddenly came from outside, and then a quarrel broke out.

It was Jian Yining who had arrived.

He told the bodyguards to open the door, but the bodyguards blocked him and refused to agree no matter what...

Shi Youxuan pushed the door open and went out: "Why are you here?"

Jian Yining's eyes were red, and he looked exhausted.

"Yingzi, are you okay?" He looked her up and down nervously, and when he saw Sheng Hanyu behind her, his eyes were clearly aggressive: "You two were here all night? Just the two of you, a man and a woman alone?"

Shi Youxuan knew Jian Yining had misunderstood and hurriedly explained: "Don't get the wrong idea. We were discussing company plans yesterday."

"You could have discussed plans at the company. Why here? And you didn't bring me along, and your phone was turned off..."

Only then did Shi Youxuan remember that her phone hadn't been turned on; she had been nervous at first, and then she had forgotten.

"Let's go, I'll tell you on the way back."

She pulled Jian Yining to leave, but he was unwilling: "Wait a minute, I have a few words for him."

He walked into the doorway, saying he wanted to talk, but without any warning, he punched Sheng Hanyu in the face.

"I'll kill you, you bastard!"

Seeing the Eldest Young Master being hit, the bodyguards hurried over to pull Jian Yining away, but he was relentless and wouldn't stop.

"Let go of me, did you hear me, let go of me!"

They heard him, but no one let go.

The bodyguards held him back tightly, and when he couldn't reach him with his fists, he used his feet to kick...

Shi Youxuan hadn't expected Jian Yining to suddenly lose his temper. She was stunned for a moment before hurriedly joining the bodyguards to pull him away: "Jian Yining, what kind of madness is this? Stop it now!"

Sheng Hanyu had been stunned by the punch at first, but when he came to his senses, he felt liquid gushing from his nose, and when he touched it with his hand, it was covered in blood!

"Eldest Young Master, you are bleeding?"

Seeing that the Eldest Young Master had been beaten until he bled, the bodyguard raised his fist in anger, ready to strike Jian Yining— "Stop!"

Sheng Hanyu reprimanded his subordinate: "Do not meddle in other people's business, get out."

"Eldest Young Master—"

"I told you to get out, can you not hear me?"

Sheng Hanyu knew why Jian Yining had suddenly flared up, and he knew even better why he had suddenly been struck. Being hit was being hit; this was a matter between two men, and he did not want others to get involved.

The bodyguard let go of Jian Yining and then went out.

They did go out, but they were still uneasy; they did not even close the door, and several of them stood guard at the entrance, glaring like tigers.

Sheng Hanyu ordered: "Close the door."

The bodyguards did not move, so Shi Youxuan pulled the door shut with a "Bang!", leaving only the three of them in the room.

Jian Yining's eyes were so full of rage they almost spat fire, and he pointed at Sheng Hanyu to question him: "Why did you answer her phone?"

Sheng Hanyu sneered: "You mean to ask why I spent the whole night with her, right? If you want to ask something, just ask directly; beating around the bush is not your style."

This sentence almost made Jian Yining punch him again.

He had asked that way only because he was afraid of embarrassing Yingzi; if not for Yingzi being there, he would have just punched him!

Heaven knows how he had managed to endure this entire night.

Originally, Jian Yining had thought that finding a real estate development nearby that had opened five years ago would be an easy task.

But who could have known that man proposes, God disposes—the dense cluster of developments nearby had almost all opened in the last few years.

He had searched building by building, his legs nearly running themselves off before he finally found this place, and yet the thing he feared most had still happened.

Sheng Hanyu and Yingzi were together, and the bodyguards were still guarding the entrance.